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Philippines Typhoon Survivors File Landmark Lawsuit Against Oil Giant Shell
The lawsuit centers on Philippine laws stating that citizens have the right to a healthy environment.
CA Relies on Incarcerated Firefighters. They Finally Make Federal Minimum Wage.
It took a grassroots push to win the legislation that offers more pay and an opportunity for reduced prison sentences.
CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm
One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.
Israel and US Scorn ICJ Ruling Against Starving Civilians as Method of Warfare
The World Court says Israel has a duty as the occupying power to cooperate with UN relief efforts, not impede them.
SCOTUS Has Given Trump Favorable Rulings in 90 Percent of Cases, Report Finds
The report stated that, unlike the Supreme Court, lower courts are “engaged in a bipartisan fight for the rule of law.”
Cuomo Under Fire for Islamophobic Comments as Campaign Deletes Racist AI Ad
The video was swiftly taken down by the campaign, which said the ad was put up in error by a junior staffer.
Protester Sues DC Police, National Guard Over Arrest for Playing Star Wars Song
The protester played “The Imperial March,” a song associated with Darth Vader, while walking behind the troops.
Trump Vows to End Aid If Israel Annexes West Bank, Ignoring Ongoing Annexation
Trump’s own ambassador to Israel has previously contradicted the administration’s stated policy of opposing annexation.
ICE Agents Are Using Family Separation Tactics Central to US State Violence
The US’s family policing system honed many of the tactics now being used by ICE agents in Chicago.
Noem Reacts to Democrats’ ICE Misconduct Tracker With Thinly Veiled Threats
The Trump administration continues to squash, smear, and criminalize attempts to document or protest its agenda.